Improved bed-bottom



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'ro' ALL WHoM 1T MAY eoNeERN:

Be it known that I, LUZERNE M. BOLLES, of Cooperstown, in the county ofOtsego, and State of New York,

have'invented a new and improved Spring-Bed Bettoni; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the construction of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,in-wliich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bedstead, with springbottom, ready for use.

Figure 2 is a view of a portion of the bcdstead and springs, showing themanner' of arranging and attaching said springsto the bedstead. g

Figure 3 is a sectional full-size view of the device or mechanism forholding and operating the springs.

Sameletters of reference refer to like parts on each of the drawings.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing and arranging metalrods in such a manner as will form the springs for a bed-bottom, byhaving two rods at each end of the bedstead, secured in a suitabedevice, each rod with a hook at one end, on which rests thebedbottom,iand key or wrcnch-blocks on the opposite end for turning andholding saidjrod, to give the required tension, the spring beingobtained by twisting said rods; and the aforesaid rods are arranged onboth ends so as to have a hook at each corner of the bedstead, on whicha suitable bar rests for supporting long slats, or a frame withsucking-bottom may be used; and said springs can be made sti` oriimber,aceording tothe weight they are required to bear, by adjustingwith the wrench and key-bloeks, which i'san advantage possessed by noother spring-bed.

A is the bedstead. B is tle iron which' is screwed en to the bedstead. Gare metal rods, the ends of which are supported and operated in hoiesmade for that purpose in the castingslB. D are key-blocks secured onrods 0, for the purpose of turning said rods to the required tension.Said blocks are constructed by having two square blocks placed atopposite angles, forming anV Octagon, and at the same time having a fullsquare side to rest on the key. E are the keys which hold theukey orwrcnchsbloeks from turning back.l F is a hook on the opposite ,end fromthe key-blocks on rod IC. Glare cross-bars,l of wood. H are links orloops secured on cross-bars Gr, and connect said bars to hooks'F. Jrepresents slats, the ends of which rest and are fastened by screwsornails, or any other suitable device, on cross-bars G; and if a frameand saeking bc used, instead of slats, the links or loops H are securedto each corner ofthe frame, to connect them with hooks F.

To use my'invent-ion screw the irons B, with the rods in them, on to thebedstcad; put cross-bar G on to hooks F; put on slats J; then turn andkeyitherods to the proper tension, and the bed-bottom is ready for use.p

Whatl claim as my invention, and` desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of irons B, rods O, key-blocks D, keys E, hooks F, linksH, and cross-bar G', or their equivalents, with eachother, and with thebedstea-d A, arranged as described and set forth, for the pnl-posspecified LUZERNE M. BOLLES,

Witnesses: V

SAMUEL HARPER,

FRANCIS CARROLL.

